Middle School Math Teacher Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Middle School Math Teacher to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to the larger school community through coaching or sponsoring other extracurricular programs, including competitive math teams;
- Maintains accurate records of attendance, homework, and grades using computerized data systems;
- Meets professional responsibilities through efficient work habits;
- Assumes responsibility for student achievement;
- Work directly with other Middle School teachers as part of a Professional Learning Community;
- Teach four sections of Middle School math. Ability to teach any course in Middle School Math from 6th grade through Algebra I and Geometry;
- Familiarity with TI graphing calculators and ability to use them to enhance mathematics teaching and learning preferred;
- Participates in the daily functions of the school including morning duty, lunch, recess and dismissal;
- Fulfill supervisory duties as assigned;
- Serve as a Middle School faculty member and an advisor to students;
- Maintain strict confidentiality of student, family and colleague information to be a role model of respectful behavior at all times;
- Carry out daily formal and informal assessments of student achievement;
- Maintain accurate records of student academic and behavioral progress, attendance, test scores and personal information;
- Use oral and written language skills accurately and effectively;
- Demonstrate sound professional teaching and classroom management skills to facilitate learning.
Requirements:
- Willingness to grow, receptive to feedback;
- Flexibility, a team player attitude, and ready to tackle to new or challenging situations;
- Strong drive, work ethic, and organizational skills;
- Strong knowledge of behavior management skills and techniques;
- Master’s Degree or Teacher Certification;
- Strong content knowledge of Louisiana Grade Level Expectations;
- Capable of working with challenging behaviors;
- Bachelor’s degree;
- Must have LA teaching license;
- Or, candidate must have passed the PLACE or PRAXIS II (Exam #0061 only) test in Math;
- Proficiency with a range of technologies and the ability to use them to enhance teaching and learning;
- Candidates must be flexible, good with classroom management, behavioral experience, Algebra experience, prep from the curriculum;
- Previous experience teaching Math at the middle school level;
- BA or BS from an accredited College or University;
- Proficiency with technology.